DO M&P 9MM COMPACT BARREL HAVE FULL CASE SUPPORT? WILL I GET GLOCK SMILE?

[marathonrunner]

thanks!

Well, don't be too hasty. If you have range pickups you aren't sure about and they don't have any real obvious signs that they're bad, keep them separate and see if they will drop into a case gauge (or your gun's barrel, out of the gun). If they drop in, you're good to go.

As to reloading .40, it's really no different than any other caliber. Don't take chances, know what to look for with your brass, and make sure your pistols are in safe operating condition. Do these things without fail and you can load and shoot .40 'til the cows come home just fine.

But if you want to redline your loads, lookout! I have to admit that blowout occurred in my younger and dumber days...

thanks! Great advice and I feel much more confident.

 

[2hawk]

thanks! Great advice and I feel much more confident.

Learning how to safely hand load is a process. It's technical, and demands some attention, but it's not really hard, nor dangerous if you follow established methods.

That said, I had to edit my comment above, I left something out when I said:

"If you have range pickups you aren't sure about and they don't have any real obvious signs that they're bad, keep them separate and see if they will drop into a case gauge (or your gun's barrel, out of the gun) after you have resized them. If they drop in, you're good to go."